Van Nuys station is a station on the G Line of the

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system. It is named after adjacent

Van Nuys Boulevard Van Nuys Boulevard is a major north-south arterial road that runs through the central San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles County, California. The boulevard was notable for its cruising lifestyle that was prevalent in the 1960s and 1970s, which w ...

, which travels north-south and crosses the east-west busway route and is located in the

Van Nuys Van Nuys () is a neighborhood in the central San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. Home to Van Nuys Airport and the Valley Municipal Building, it is the most populous neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley. History In 1909, t ...

district of

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, in the

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. Adjacent to the station is the G Line's bicycle path. The platform features a painting by Roxene Rockwell called ''The New Town'', which shows an example of the wheat and sugar beet fields that marked the area before it was developed.

Service

Station Layout

Hours and frequency

Connections

, the following connections are available: *

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: , , , Rapid *

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: Van Nuys/Studio City

History

The rail line through the

was established by the

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in 1893. When the

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was constructed in 1904, most traffic was diverted over a new mainline which ran diagonally across the valley and the tracks were relegated to branch status.

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trains reached Van Nuys by December 1911, crossing the Southern Pacific tracks at Van Nuys Boulevard. The Orange Line (now the G Line) began operations over the former Burbank branch with new facilities to serve rapid buses on October 29, 2005.

Future development

As part of the Orange Line Service Improvements Project, which aims to increase bus speeds and capacity through the corridor, the station is planned to be rebuilt on a

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bridge to decrease interference from traffic. Thus far, A section of LADWP overhead power lines were undergrounded along Atena Street between Vesper Ave and the distribution substation to the east in August 2019. The communication wires were also undergrounded in November 2020, due to a planned TOD (transit oriented development) on the northwestern corner of Van Nuys Blvd and Oxnard St to be built next to the proposed G Line Bridge. Van Nuys station will serve as the southern terminus of the East San Fernando Light Rail Project light rail line in 2028. In June 2018, Metro staff recommended light rail as the preferred transport mode along this route. This route will connect to

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and Metrolink's

Van Nuys train station Van Nuys station is an Amtrak and Metrolink train station in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Amtrak's ''Pacific Surfliner'' from San Luis Obispo to San Diego, Amtrak's ''Coast Starlight'' from Los Angeles to Seattle, Wash ...

and Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink station to the north. Additionally, the

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service may connect to the station.

Nearby notable places

Van Nuys Municipal Building Van Nuys City Hall, built in 1932 originally as the Valley Municipal Building, serves various municipal services for the San Fernando Valley residents of the City of Los Angeles such as meeting chambers and public service offices and was dedicated ...

Van Nuys Branch Van Nuys Branch covers two branch library buildings of the Los Angeles Public Library, both located in Van Nuys, central San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California. "Old" Van Nuys Branch of 1926 The original or "Old" Van Nuys Branch library w ...

References

External links

LA Metro: Orange Line Timetable
- ''schedules''
LA Metro: Orange Line map and stations
- ''route map and station addresses and features''
LA Metro - countywide: official website
Los Angeles Metro Busway stations Van Nuys, Los Angeles G Line (Los Angeles Metro) Public transportation in the San Fernando Valley Public transportation in Los Angeles Bus stations in Los Angeles 2005 establishments in California Railway stations scheduled to open in 2028 Future Los Angeles Metro Rail stations Pacific Electric stations Former Southern Pacific Railroad stations in California {{LACMTA-stub